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Mary and Brad Bradley: Couple grateful for anniversary dinner
Couple grateful for anniversary dinner
Terry Visger: Thanks for support of festival
Thanks for support of festival
Patricia Molitor: Help during recover was appreciated
Help during recovery was appreciated
With breeding season approaching, beware of deer in your headlights
Beware: With the peak deer-in-headlights season approaching, drivers have a 1 in 85 chance of hitting a whitetail on Wisconsin highways — crashes that kill an average of 10 people and injure 4…
Kabat chafes at state threat to cancel highway proposals
La Crosse Mayor Tim Kabat is frustrated that the state Department of Transportation appears to be threatening to cancel the north-south corridor because of longtime local wrangling over plans.
Pabst Brewing to be sold to Russian company
NEW YORK (AP) — The maker of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer -- which holds most of the remaining brands from the former G. Heileman Brewery Co. -- is being sold to Russian company Oasis Beverages for …
Whitehall man accused of molesting sleeping cancer patient
A 62-year-old Whitehall man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of fondling a terminally-ill cancer patient while she was sedated in her hospital bed.
Economic agency lacked spending documentation
MADISON — Wisconsin's semi-private job creation agency lacked supporting documentation justifying spending on expenses and grants during the first two years of its existence, according to a re…
Burke fires consultant over jobs plan copying
MADISON — Democratic candidate for Wisconsin governor Mary Burke said Friday she cut ties with a consultant she blames for copying several sections of her jobs plan from platforms of other Democrats.
Community input sought for bicycle sharing study
Bicycle sharing systems like Madison’s B-cycle and Milwaukee’s Bublr have gained popularity in recent years, drawing scores of riders to what’s touted as the a fun, inexpensive and healthy t…
Survey indicates those living outside La Crosse see the city as unsafe
When Karen Briggs and her husband decided to relocate to what then was the Powell-Hood-Hamilton neighborhood in 2007, they had a host of good reasons for wanting to live closer to her then-emp…
UW-L posts record enrollment, Viterbo, Western also increase
If it seems like there are more college students than usual in La Crosse this fall, that’s because there are -- enrollment is up at all three local institutions.
Moon rocks provide out-of-this-world learning experience
WINONA, Minn. — The lab samples Winona State University professor Jennifer Anderson used in her classes this week weren’t shipped FedEx.
Korean War veteran recalls cold, nighttime attacks
Bob Kachel of La Crosse remembers Chinese and North Korean soldiers wearing tennis shoes, even in a subzero winter during the Korean War. If they overran a United Nations position, they grabbe…
Scavenger hunt to showcase city's colorful past
Julia Roden wants young people to know there’s more to La Crosse than bars and Oktoberfest.
Cardinals debate marriage before crucial meeting
VATICAN CITY — The battle lines are being drawn before a major church meeting on family issues that represents a key test for Pope Francis.
Jobs: The numbers are in
MADISON -- New jobs data released Thursday showed Wisconsin still struggling to build momentum on a front that remains a key issue in the upcoming gubernatorial election.
Wisconsin single mom poverty rate rose 2.5 percent
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A recent survey released by the U.S. Census Bureau found the number of single mothers living in poverty in Wisconsin is increasing.
UW System campuses will issue student voter IDs
MADISON (AP) — University of Wisconsin System campuses will issue free voter identification cards to students who request them.
